Adjustable stilt



Jan. 3, 1950- T, PRICE 2,493,027

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his lnvention rename, an amusement "de vice-e ema pa ti rl lt is ha vi e' sfia stilt 'or'pair' of stilts for the amusement of Chil dren or adults.

Aprimar object of this invention "is t e" provision "of an j improv ed elevating stiltj'adapted'by suitablemanipulations when in use to increase or decrease its height at the desire'of thefuseri."

A still further objectjo f this invention 'is 'the provision of a st il tf having means ioffa'df justrnentthereon, whereby thelieight any t' materially varied, and at the same'time' encom passing the'body of 1 the stilt in'a small s'pa'ce wl'ien thesame'is'notin use.

vision of such an amusement device-characterized swamp-new of construction, "durabilityfin use, andsimplicityfin Operation, as well-asinexpe' 1 s'iveness in manufacture andjassembly; i

' -Otl'ier"objects-residein'the commences-0r e-' ments, arrang ements of parts feature'sof ten: struct'ion; all as will be more fully pointed out hereinafter and disclosed inthev accompanying drawings whereinthere'is shown apreferred em- I bodiment of this inventive-concept.

In the drawings: 1 g: Figure 1. is a side elevationalviewofone form of stilt embodying this inventive concept.

Figure'Z is a sectional view t'aken substantially v alongthe line 2-2 of Figure 1. r t 4 i-Fi'gure 31s a topplan view of the stilt disclosed in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan View of the device.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a constructional detail.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 8-3 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 99 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a constructional element.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary perspective view of still another constructional element.

Figure 12 is a perspective view of a still further detail of construction, and

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line l3|3 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawings, the stilt ether obj ctof this-invention fis 'the'pm;

suitable aperture in the loweriextremity if li e shank mem er-mus adapted to hold" in parts in"relate'diassemblyi x l "Theilower extremity of theslee "2 a by an endca -26,-'corrugate orserrate-a cross the bottom-thereof asdndicatedatfl "("seed ig ure 4).

As best shown in Figure 13, a suitable cotter pin 28 is adapted to hold the rounded portion of the stilt pole l9 to the squared shank l8, being passed through a suitable aperture registering with suitable apertures in a bore 29 in the lower end of the member l9.

The sleeve I3 is provided with a foot supporting portion or stirrup generally indicated at 30, and comprised of a horizontally extending member 3| supported in the bracket 32, to which is secured an angularly extending support 33 secured to the upper extremity of the sleeve I3 as by pins or rivets 34.

From the foregoing, the operation of the device should now be readily understandable. The sleeve H is screwed downwardly on the sleeve l2 to its lowest position, and the sleeve I3 is satisfactorily adjusted to the height of the user, it being assumed that the upper extremities of handle l9 should desirably extend about to the user's waist.

The feet are then inserted into supporting stirrups and rest on the members 3|, it being obvious that a pair of stilts are utilized, one for each foot, and preferably oppositely threaded. The hands grasp the extending stilt poles I9 and forward motion is started. With each forward step handles [9 and hence tubular sleeve 12 may be rotated to a slight degree, causing a slight elevation of the sleeve H with respect to the sleeve l2. After a predetermined length of time, when the sleeve I2 is fully extended with respect to the sleeve II, the motion may be reversed and the stilts caused to retract by reversing the direction of rotation. By using oppositely threaded stilts for opposite feet, the hands may be flexed in opposite direction in such manner that, for example, inward movement of the hands will cause extension of the stilts while outward movement will cause retraction or vice versa.

From the foregoing, it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved amusement device afiording a high degree of entertainment, which may be adjusted to a desired height before utilizing, and which may also be adjusted during the use thereof as above described.

It will also beseen that there is herein provided a device accomplishing all the objects of this invention and others including many advantages of great practical utility and amusement value. As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense, except as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a stilt, the combination of an externally threaded sleeve, an internally and externally threaded second sleeve engaging with its internal thread the exterior threads of said first sleeve, an internally threaded third sleeve engaging the external threads of said second sleeve, stirrup means on said third mentioned sleeve, and means secured to one of said sleeves for causing relative rotation between two of said sleeves for longitudinally adjusting said stilt.

2. In a stilt, the combination of an externally threaded sleeve, an internally and externally threaded second sleeve engaging with its internal thread the exterior threads of said first sleeve, an internally threaded third sleeve engaging the external threads of said second sleeve, stirrup means on said third mentioned sleeve, and means secured to one of said sleeves for longitudinally adjusting said sleeves to vary the length of the stilt, said last mentioned means including a squared shank extending through said second sleeve and engaging said first sleeve, and means for securing said shank in fixed position with respect to said first sleeve.

3. A stilt comprising telescoping upper and lower sleeves, said upper sleeve having a stirrup thereon, said sleeves having a screw-threaded connection therebetween, an adjusting shaft rotatably but non-slidably engaging one of said sleeves and having a slidable but non-rotatable engagement with the other sleeve and extending exteriorly of said upper sleeve for effecting relative rotational and longitudinal adjustment of said stilt.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein the lower sleeve is externally threaded and the upper sleeve is internally and externally threaded for engagement with the inner sleeve.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said upper sleeve has a third sleeve internally threaded and adjustable thereon, said third sleeve carrying said stirrup.

6. The combination of claim 3 wherein said upper sleeve has a third sleeve internally threaded and adjustable thereon, said third sleeve carrying said stirrup.

7. The combination of claim 3 wherein said adjusting shaft has a guide portion, said other sleeve having a guideway slidably receiving said guide, said guideway and guide being of non-circular cross section.

LEWIS T. PRICE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,547,024 Byrne et a1 July 21, 1925 2,228,592 Curtis Jan. 14, 1941 

